Fuel Shortage in Germany Grips Winter Planning
Copenhagen reports Germany faces severe winter fuel shortages. Industries ration by survival need, with some shutting down while heat suppliers stay open. Butchers may open two afternoons. jewelers keep hours when artificial light is unnecessary. Stettin already suspended street lighting due to coal lack. Public focus shifts from politics to fuel and food, with constitutional reform sidelined as potato worries dominate.
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Copenhagen
Stettin
Wison
Reichstag
Livestock Leaders Form Committee to Aid U S Producers
Washington Sept 8 Livestock producers meet with the Food Administration and the Department of Agriculture to spur meat output. A 25 member committee was named to work with officials on a threatened meat shortage and to push a government policy, pricing, licensing for packers, central markets, and favorable freight rates to move animals east and south.
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Washington, D. C
Food Administration
Department of Agriculure
M. D. Munn
S. M. Shoemaker
Maryland
G. W. French
Iowa
R. Scoville
Connecticuty
Brockway
New Yorks
F. C. Hogenbarth
Dobbin
F. M. Rothrock
Washngton
B. A. Sawyer
J. M. Wilson
Wyoming
W. L. Stubbs
Kansas
M. Imogen
Edward Keefer
B. L.urke
Nebraska
J. B. Kentrick
D. B.heard
Ari
K.middleton
Mississippi
McCray
Indiana
A. F. Gaga
H. C. Wallace
Towa
H. Gentry
Missouri
Charles H., Sutton
A. J. Lovejoy
Winds
R. . Russell
Texas
German Business Bodies Move to Denounce Wilson
A German protest movement grows linking Reichstag peace stance with indignation at President Wilson's pope reply. Berlin Lokal Anzeiger leads, joined by Elbing, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Lubeck chambers. Halle authorities publish a sharp protest claiming Wilson insulted Germany. Reports from Washington are treated with skepticism by papers printing them.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Reichstag
Wilson
Pope Benedict
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Mmain
Convoy Plans For Atlantic Troop Transports Drafted
A joint army navy board led by Captain William R Shoe maker is tasked to devise a system to move American troop transports safely across the Atlantic. Conclusions will be confidential due to submarine threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Army
Navy
William R. Shoemaker
Atlantic
Smokes for Sammies Fund Drives Tobacco Support Across Nation
The Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund reports rapid spread with 113 newspapers and 93 magazines participating. Demand among American troops in France grows as supplies run low, with foreign brands deemed inferior. The Red Cross asks promoters to collect 362,500 tobacco packages in coming months, aiming for 250,000 within a few months. Donations are solicited from readers, noting substantial totals from multiple newspapers and the total fund now at 16,322.03.
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Our Boys In
France
Smoker
Waterloo
Providence Journal
R. I
San Francisco Bulletin
Cal
Wilmington Evening Journal
Dea
Letteney Shee Commercial Appeal
Memphis
Tenn
Passiac
The
Cleveland News
Ohio
Milwaukee Sentinel
Wis
Hazleton Pisin Speaker
Oklahoma Times
Okla
Sunbury Daily Item
Attleboro Sun
Mass
Quincy Patriot Ledger
Lima
St. Paul
Adams Co
Littlestown
Seisee
Lackawanna Journal
Jerome News
Arizona
Tubers Prices at Waterloo Market Shifted by Oversupply
Potatoes sold in Waterloo yesterday for 1.00 a bushel but not at the city market. A dealer cut to 1.00 and sold. Farmers asked 1.60 for lower grade tubers, with delivery included. Today prices fell to 1.25, while the city market held 0.40 per peck. Report notes surrounding communities offer 0.35 to 0.50 per bushel and urges growers to set fair prices to protect the market and consumers. Cedar Heights Red Cross meets Monday afternoon to work on cutting flannel, with committee named. Advertisement for Wang Miller Shoe Co. fall supply.
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Waterloo
Cedar Heights
Dudley Malone Resigns as Port Collector in Protest
Dudley Field Malone, customs collector for the port of New York, offered his resignation to President Wilson in protest against the administration’s stance on woman suffrage and the treatment of picketing suffragists. He will remain on duty until relieved and cites a promise to support a constitutional amendment. Malone is a son-in-law of former Senator O Gorman.
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New York
Dudley Field Malone
Port of
Washington, D. C
Wilson
White House
Malone
National Democratic Administration
O’gorman
Agricultural Claims Denied by Emmet County Board
The district exemption board denied all agricultural claims from Emmet County. The listed claimants include Niels J. Flint, Clarence Hanton, Walter Schooley, Herman Sorum, Irving Elerston, Gerald Boyington, Alfred Burrill, William Demming, Frank Steiner, Soren Schmidt, Sigfred Bingham, Elmer Etefson, Raymond Bradley, R H Nell, Beret Culbertson, John Thorsen, Daniel Resh, Walter Blagg, Ralph Hillis Miller, Carl Duer, Otto Appel, Walter Gremmels, Charles Reppien, Russell Odell, Robert Getnitz, James Hill, Henry De Wall, Lewis Valen, Richard Tuluis Fredericksen, James Starkey, Carl Hanson, Glenn Bekkum.
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Niels J. Flint
Clarence H. Hanton
Walter Schooley
Herman Sorum
Irving Edward Elerston
Gerald O. Boyington
Alfred Burrill
Wiliam
Demming
Frank J. Steiner
Soren Schmidt
Sigifred O. ,Bingham
Elmer M. Etefson
Raymond J. Bradley
R. H. Nell
Berert Culbertson
John M. Thorsen
Daniel A. Resh
Walter Blagg
Ralph Hillis Miller
Carl W. Duer
Otto Appel
Walter Gremmels
Charles Reppien
Russell Ell Odell
Robert R Getnitz
James E. Hill
Henry de Wall
Lewis Valen
Richard Tulius Fredericksen
James Starkey
Carl J. Hanson
Glenn A. Bekkum
Keep Going Press Echo to Premier
London papers react to Premier Lloyd George speech, voicing hope for Russia’s revival and noting U boats failed to starve England. They insist peace talks are idle until German militarism is crushed, with The Times urging a great cause and The Chronicle calling for continued war effort until the threat is eliminated.
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London
Lloyd George
Russia
England
Times
Germans Retreat in East Africa
Havre reports an official war office dispatch on the East Africa campaign. German forces have fallen back to the south bank of the Kelimbero river as Belgian and British troops press a converging advance. The note emphasizes strategic withdrawal rather than a rout, framing the move as a defensive reshaping of frontline positions.
Oklahoma Bars Wine for Sacrament in State Law
Oklahoma City report says Attorney General P. Freeling ruled that Oklahoma's constitutional prohibition and the bone dry law passed by the sixth legislature render wine use illegal even for sacramental purposes at Sacred Heart Abbey. The advisory reflects strict enforcement of the state's liquor statutes and impacts Benedictine Fathers SACRED Heart Abbey in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma City
P. Freeling
Benedictine Fathers
Sacred Heart Abbey
Sacred Heart
Okla
Editor Granted Army Service Exemption in Wartime
Lansing Sept 8 The appeal board District No 3 grants discharge from national army to Michael A Gorman city editor of the Saginaw Daily News deeming him essential to wartime operation.
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Lansing
Mich
Michael A. Gorman
Saginaw Daily News
Appeal Board of District No. 3
National Army
Presidents Note to Be Textbook in City Schools
New York reports President Wilson's peace reply will be used as a textbook in all advanced English and history classes. Dr John A Tildsley announces 15000 copies ordered. study begins next Tuesday with pupils in public high schools.
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New York
Wilson
John A. Tildsley
Man Robbed and Slugged Then Flung From Bridge
Des Moines police report a man named E. Jones sustaining head wounds after claiming he was robbed and pitched into the river by assailants on Fourth Street, later led officers to the riverbank. he sobered in jail as investigators seek details. J. F. McGlade faced charges for cashing worthless checks totaling $35. A disturbance between two Black individuals on 912 Ions Street ended with disorderly conduct charges and bonds posted as they appeared in court.
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George Sergeant
David Petrie
Hudson
Freeport
M. Wachsmuth
Chicago
Ill
Oscar Campagna
Quincy Street
Stephen B. Ames
Fairbault
Minn
William Koegter
Company G
Des Moines
E. Jones
Jones
Fourth Street
Inlo
Mullan Avenue
Sinois Central Depot
Healll
J. F. McGlade
McGlade
Ions Street
W. M. Matilson
Mary Willis
Sherman Hits Hoover for Sixty Cent Eggs in Senate
Washington D C Sept 8 The food administration faced Senate dispute over retail price control with Illinois senator Sherman stressing 60 cent eggs and bread price stagnation. Other senators debated who bears responsibility for wheat prices with Hoover cited or exonerated and Congress questioned legal authority to regulate retail prices.
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Washington, D. C
Food Administration
Senate
Sherman
Illinois
HooVer
Bess
Gronna
North Dakota
Senator Jones
Washington
Gronnan
Hogver
la Follette
Two Die and Three Hurt in Lahr Air Attack
The Vos glsche Zeitung reported two persons killed and three seriously injured in an air raid on Lahr Germany dated September 4. The attack targeted the town with casualties among residents and likely damage to infrastructure.
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Lahr
Germany
Copenhagen
Vosglsche Zeitung
Lar
Proposing to Close Mails to Disloyal Citizens
Washington officials consider closing mails to disloyal citizens as part of a broader government drive against sedition. The move involves the post office department and the department of justice in actions to curb internal dissent.
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Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
Department of Justice
Gasoline fumes cause two deaths at mine in Oskaloosa
Forsberg 50 formerly of Colorado Springs and Harry Long 15% were suffocated by gasoline engine fumes at Forsberg’s mine in Oskaloosa. Their bodies were found today as city work cuts 20 feet of Logan Avenue Franklin Street intersection to widen the street for safer vehicle turns. Separately Chicago announces football schedule news: Vanderbilt game set for October 13 at Chicago.
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Don Hawkins
Oskaloosa
C. B. Howard
Marshall County
Richard J. Bennett
Chicago
Dental College
T. J. Fitzgerald
Jane Thome
George Bradley
Iowa City
L. Paulus
M. B. Needlework Club
W. E. Peavey
Seni
Vistor Forsberg
Colorado Springs
Colo
Harry Long
Forsberg
Logan Avenue
Franklin Street
Vanderbilt
University of Chicago
Vanderbilt University
Enginemen Hurt When Passenger Trains Collide
Enginemen and firemen on both Burlington and Rock Island passenger trains were injured in a collision at a roundhouse with two workers possibly fatal. The Burlington passengers were shaken but uninjured. Names include Rock Island wireman and Cedar Rapids team, plus Burlington engineer and fireman with serious wounds.
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Hurtington
Rock Island
Tom Moy
Burlington
Flo
Anderson
Eagineer
Claude Pierce
All Ambulance Boys Must Stay Inside
All ambulance corps members are confined to their barracks with no home visits ruta rides or furloughs tomorrow. The soldiers will remain together at their barracks and previous courtesies will not be extended as definitive orders are anticipated.
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Ambulance Corps
Maun
Deserter Confesses to double Murder Near Youngstown
Youngstown Ohio September 8 a deserter from the Thirteenth United States Cavalry Fort Miley admitted holding up and killing farm hand John Sweeney and mill hand James Lynn on a remote road three miles south of Youngstown. Williams said he killed them to obtain money to evade authorities.
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Youngstown
John Sweeney
James Lynn
Willan
Williams
Thirteenth United States Cavalry
Fort Miley
Ian
Willias
Poland Rules Seek Seat at Peace Conference
Delegates from Poland including Russians and Warsaw council discuss securing Poland a sovereign seat at the peace conference. Polish delegation hosts a banquet for Entente ministers. Japan and Russia representatives absent. Also notes marriage licenses for Antonio Amato and Lena Furine, Arthur Reiter and Christina Klein. Miller Shoe Co. advertisement.
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Stockholm
Poland
Warsaw Council
Japan
Russia
Antonio Amato
Cedar Falls
Lena Furine
Cedar Pails
Arthur G. Reiter
Studson
Christina BE. Klein
Waterloo
No Restrictions Planned on Ordinary Gold Trade
Washington officials said there will be no general restraints on exporting gold to settle legitimate trade balances against the United States. The licensing provisions of the president's proclamation will apply to exports but not curb ordinary gold movements today.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
United States
Queen II Contributes $100 Monthly to Red Cross
In Washington DC on September, former Hawaii queen Littuketant sent a $100 contribution to the American Red Cross through Governor Pinkham. She said the gift would be renewed monthly through year end.
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Warahington
D. C
Littuoketant
Hawaii
American Red Cross
Pinkham
Want Ads From Yor Sore Temé Rabbits
Classified ads list rentals rooms for housekeeping upstairs furnished or unfurnished, job seeks bookkeeper or office work, and various real estate offers. Several contact numbers and names are provided for apartment rentals, house cleaning, and sales notices.
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Mighin
Suanyyide
Cedar Falls
Tawa
Por Hent
Choloo
Wellington St
Charles JT
Tiffany
Indy
Cara | Courlor
Taquira
Thompson Av Ave
Tor Sale
West Sixthier
Gnernings
Mofern
Snrge
Black
C. W
Prask
Cail
Whitney
Avon
Baltimore
Dakota Land Co
H. Fay
Hotson
FY. Newell
F. J. Newell
Onolaa St
St. Teward
Tullius Frank
Levis Frank, Am
Tuafnyette &T
Purmiture
Marst
Nichols Furnitura Co
Food Crisis in Petrograd and Moscow Reported
Stockholm reports that Petrograd and Moscow face worsening food shortages. Advices from M Jurenev say he asked Br Pleschebonoff, minister of supplies, to take extraordinary measures to avert famine. Petrograd has supplies for about 10 days. Moscow conditions are worse.
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Stockholm
Petrograd
Moscow
M. Jurenev
Br. Pleschebonoff
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Wang & Miller Shoa Co
Dudley Malone
Emmet Co
Emmet
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B. Moore
Albia
Ronald Reed
Clarksville
Mabel McGill
Independence
Gertrude Helmer
Kansas City
Waterton
Cedar Rapids
George D. Harris
Creston
5. B. Reed
Grey Exgie
Mina
T. Thornton
P. Kelley
EB. Woolway
Duluth
P. H. Selder
Osage, In
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Hammond Avenue
Melvin R. Sweet
Marie
GC. R
Ray Johns
Forrest Avenue
Charles Roland Sexton
Delweth
Medical Department of the Army
Jefferson Barracks
Chartes Bailey
Linda Warner
Margaret Kastner
Walnut, Jr
Theo Buzard
Mia Kastner
Dubuque
Mount St. Joseph College
Carl Stuhler
Mr. Gates
Marble Rock Bank
Asa Wren
Fort Dodge
Co. R. Hatfield
Randolph Street
A. P. Houston
W. R. Lumer
Associated Manufacturing Company
Robert Huntington
Roth Igland Railway Company
New York City
Boston
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H. H. Newton
George Miller
John Swift
Alfred Longley
Russell Lamsop
Independance
Echo
East Africa
Oklahoma
Tate
Teibbory
Buchanan Optical Co
Csee
Aten
Podanyd
Aeigtter
Mory
Wang & Miller Shoe Co
Queen II
RED City8&s
Piinin
Anna F. Johnson
Julian Lippman
Thos. Dixon
Wildemar
Harry Wilson
White
Hempfiel
Grayson
John Burroughs
Blome
Steve Yeager
Adams
Heal Adventure
Jack London
Silver Sanals
Alec Liegd
Cawpineher
Siim Jim
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Bsé
Warwick
Health
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Ieice
Round Oak Distributors
W. A. Covell & Son
West Fourth Street
Waterloo, Iowa
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